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Facebook: Is it Worth your Nonprofit’s Time?

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Bottom line – nonprofits are having some success in connecting with new constituents and generating action, but the social network works best when requiring a low level of commitment. Like other studies have noted, social networks like Facebook are not raising much money. hours per week on the social network.

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2011 NTC Preview: Can Social Networks Create Social Capital?

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Staff led on-the-ground efforts in just a handful of key cities, while the majority of actions were organized online and offline by activists and other citizens -– volunteers, by and large. While the online networks may have taken off in terms of size and activity, is that where the power of this day of action was rooted?

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Raise Money on Facebook: Four Strategies You Need to Know About

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1) Raise Meaning B efore Money. Facebook describes itself as "a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers." 2 ) Money Is Not the Only Metric. These applications, and others, add a powerful philanthropic layer to Facebook. Conclusion.

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The Online Giving Study: A Summary

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The study, which you can download here , summarizes “$381 million in online giving through Network for Good’s platform, including 3.6 Similar to offline fundraising, online fundraising is all about relationships. million gifts to 66,470 different nonprofits from 2003 – 2009.&# Here are some key findings.

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Basic Tips for Evaluating New Technologies for Your Nonprofit

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This brave new world of touchscreens, aggregated data, and pastel AJAX-based social networking sites, is partly. is becoming old faster; your familiarity of the popular social networking. material, and always try things out before investing time and money. Use both online and offline. Your new iPhone.

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Why Nonprofits Need to Grow their Online Lists - Online Fundraising, Advocacy, and Social Media - frogloop

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frogloop Home frogloop Home Receive monthly updates Subscribe to our RSS feed Follow frogloop on Twitter Most Popular Posts Social Network ROI Calculator Social Networking for Nonprofits: ROI, Tracking Tools and More "While Theyre Hot!" The total amount of money raised online increased by 26 percent from 2007 to 2008.

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Vote and Comment for ALL these Awesome Nonprofit Panels at SXSW!

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change Social media builds buzz and raises money, but what about real, on-the-ground change? The Social Change Challenge will crowdsource innovative ideas from nonprofits to change the world. Submitted by Ramya Raghavan.

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